Vulnerability Scanners: How Helpful Are They?
Jun 20,
2019
Many of you must follow formal cybersecurity requirements. PCI DSS, if you accept credit or debit cards. HIPAA, if you store or process health care data. Then, if you’re with the Department of Defense or other U.S. Government agencies, there are more detailed configuration requirements. In theory, you could just read the requirements and then […]
Why Order Matters
Jun 19,
2019
While it may seem strange, sometimes it is possible for a mathematical expression to have two different right answers. Consider: This expression has been discussed on the Internet since 2011! The correct answer could be either 2 or 288. Really. It depends on how the expression is evaluated. To understand that we have to understand […]
What’s New in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8?
May 7,
2019
RHEL 8 is on the way! I have experimented with RHEL 8, both the beta release that came out last November and the final release this June. Here’s my brief “test drive” report. For far more detail, I have a series of pages describing the upgrade path from RHEL 5 through 8. RHEL 8 was […]
Which Linux Training is Best for Programmers and Server Administrators?
Jan 8,
2019
In this blog I started explaining Learning Tree’s array of Linux training courses. I divided them into courses that prepare you for certification exams, versus those that teach you to use and manage the Linux environment. I explained the CompTIA, Microsoft, and Red Hat certification test-prep courses. Now let’s look at the courses that teach […]
Which Linux Training Should I Select?
Nov 21,
2018
Linux skills are crucial today. The Linux Foundation has found that, “as of 2017, the Linux operating system runs 90 percent of the public cloud workload.” However, running a server means getting down into the details. The Linux command line is an alphabet soup of terse commands. It really does become intuitive at some point. […]
